System Dragging

Running Windows 98. Having a problem with system dragging....slow to open everything..like 30 sec to open my computer....I have tried defrag, scandisc, scanned for virusus, also cleared tempory internet files and cookies. All this did not help, it is like something is bogging down the system. How do I check this and/or correct it? Also, have not added any new programs to the system. Thanks in Advance.

This can happen also if you have too many files in a single directory and the fix is to move some out to another directoy. How much "stuff" do you have on the desktop (like actual programs, not shortcuts) and how much on the C drive root?

Check MSDOS.SYS ( drag it to a open notepad) for boot delay and boot menu delay. See if it has something long like 30 secs instead of the more reasonable 3 secs. This, of course will only effect startup.

Try hitting Cnt- Alt -delete and post the names of the running files. Also, right click on My computer and go to properties. On the last tab, performance, see what percentage of your resources are free right after startup. How much free Hard disk space do you have for your virtual memory's use?

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